Literary-art Events in Nottingham

Check out happening literary-art events all around Nottingham, EN

An Evening with Lisa Jewell - St. Mary's Church, Nottingham

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:30 pm St Mary’s Church Nottingham GBP 10 to 18

Paul Smith at Broadway Cinema Nottingham

 Wed, 25 Nov at 06:30 pm Broadway Cinema GBP 9 to 35

An Evening with Hannah Kaner - Nottingham

 Fri, 31 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble

 Sat, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm St Mary’s Church, Nottingham GBP 25 to 40

Poets of the Fall in City of Nottingham

 Sat, 26 Sep at 06:30 pm The Palais

An Evening with Marlon James at Waterstones Nottingham

 Thu, 24 Sep at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

Mark Edwards in Conversation with K.L. Slater - Nottingham

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

An Evening with Emily St. John Mandel - Nottingham

 Wed, 07 Oct at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

An Evening with Chris Carter - Nottingham

 Thu, 16 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

An Evening with Shari Lapena - Nottingham

 Mon, 20 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

An Evening with Talia Hibbert - Nottingham

 Thu, 23 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 14

An Evening with Bea Fitzgerald - Nottingham

 Wed, 01 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

An Evening with Andrew Sean Greer - Nottingham

 Mon, 29 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

K.L. Slater in Conversation with T.M. Logan - Nottingham

 Thu, 13 Aug at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

An Evening with Hallie Rubenhold - Nottingham

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

Nottingham Poetry Festival: Poets Off The Endz

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm New Art Exchange Free

Celebrate ACOTAR: Book Club and Bedazzling (Book 2) - Nottingham

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 15

M.A. Kuzniar in Conversation with Frances White - Nottingham

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 26

M**der Mystery Evening with Antony Johnston - Nottingham

 Thu, 09 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Bad Betty Live, 18th September

 Fri, 18 Sep at 06:30 pm New Art Exchange GBP 7 to 17

An Evening with Erin Kelly - Nottingham

 Mon, 06 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

An Evening With Mik Artistik's Ego Trip, support from Mr Ford & My Gibbs

 Sat, 08 Aug at 07:30 pm Mist Rolling Inn GBP 19

The King Blues @ Old Cold Store, Nottingham

 Sun, 08 Nov at 04:00 pm The Old Cold Store, Nottingham

An Afternoon with Steve Cavanagh - Nottingham

 Sun, 26 Jul at 03:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

Music of the Mystics: Sufi Qawwali night with Fanna-Fi-Allah

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm Albert Hall Conference Centre

Celebrate ACOTAR: Midnight Masquerade Ball - Nottingham

 Mon, 26 Oct at 10:00 pm Waterstones GBP 6 to 30

An Evening with Peter F. Hamilton - Nottingham

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 29

CARE Convention 2026

 Sun, 05 Jul at 06:00 pm East Midlands Conference Centre GBP 60 to 375

Billy Bibby (Catfish and The Bottlemen) - The Balcony Tour

 Fri, 16 Oct at 06:00 pm Billy Bootleggers Nottingham

JT SOAR FEST #3 31st Oct / 1st Nov at The Old Cold Store

 Sat, 31 Oct at 01:00 pm The Old Cold Store, Nottingham

NOTTINGHAM BIG QUEER MARKET

 Fri, 24 Jul at 06:00 pm BACKLIT Free

Skating Polly live at The Bodega

 Fri, 16 Oct at 07:00 pm The Bodega

NQAC: Notts Queer History Archive with CJ De Barra

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Nottingham Playhouse

QUEENIE IS WORKING ON IT – an evening with Candice Carty-Williams

 Wed, 08 Jul at 07:00 pm 14A Long Row, NG1 2DH Nottingham, United Kingdom

Bad Betty End of Season Party: Open Mic!

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:30 pm New Art Exchange GBP 6 to 12

Nottingham Refugee Week Launch Party 2026

 Fri, 12 Jun at 04:00 pm Nottingham Refugee Forum GBP 0 to 10

Caitlin Breeze, Kate Weston and Dhonielle Clayton - Nottingham

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 6

Mike Brooks in Conversation with John French - Nottingham

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 14

Winnie M. Li in Conversation with Ruth Maxey - Nottingham

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

An Evening with Duncan Hamilton - Nottingham

 Tue, 07 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 29

Queer the Shelves 2026

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 22

Creative Writing for Mental Wellbeing

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Broadway Cinema Free

Carson McHone Band + Support

 Thu, 03 Sep at 07:30 pm The Chapel Nottingham

Dandelions summer poetry evening, with Amy Acre

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm 14A Long Row, NG1 2DH Nottingham, United Kingdom

Medusa Workshop with Bethany Walker and Katie Abey - Nottingham

 Fri, 14 Aug at 02:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 12

An Evening with Louisa Young - Nottingham

 Tue, 08 Sep at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

Creating Effective Endings

 Sat, 12 Sep at 10:15 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 12 to 22

David Marples in conversation with Gareth Watts - Nottingham

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 24

An Evening with Claire Lynch - Nottingham

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 14

Creating Realistic Characters

 Sat, 11 Jul at 01:30 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 12 to 22

GOBS Poetry Book Club: Sharon Creech – Love That Dog

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library Free

Kelly Mancaruso and V. A. Vazquez in Conversation - Nottingham

 Wed, 22 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 14 to 21

Heartwood Poetry Special: Safety In Numbers

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Nottingham Playhouse Lounge Bar GBP 3

Break the Page: How else can a poem speak?

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 pm Fisher Gate Point Free

Writing First Class Dialogue

 Sat, 25 Jul at 10:15 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 12 to 22

Creative Corner: Zine Making with Priya Chopra

 Fri, 17 Jul at 06:00 pm New Art Exchange GBP 3

Book Launch: Talk a Blue Streak - Lila Matsumoto

 Sat, 27 Jun at 04:00 pm Beam - Art, Books & Coffee Free

An Evening with Kat Dunn - Nottingham

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Travel Light - Nottingham

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones Free

YA Book Club: A Beautiful Evil - Nottingham

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones Free

Nottingham Po-e-Tea Night

 Sat, 20 Jun at 06:30 pm Bird & Blend Tea Co. GBP 5

Fashion: An evening of film and storytelling

 Tue, 18 Aug at 07:00 pm Broadway Cinema Free

Keepin' It Real: Non-Fiction Book Club - Between Two Rivers - Nottingham

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones Free

Write Into Nature , a Heartwood Writing Workshop

 Wed, 10 Jun at 11:00 am Nottingham Central Library GBP 4 to 7

Press Play Anthology Release Party

 Sat, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm Malt Cross

Jaimee Harris + Support

 Thu, 19 Nov at 07:30 pm The Chapel Nottingham

Tall Tales in Small Places - Sneinton

 Wed, 08 Jul at 07:30 pm Bakersfield Community Centre Sneinton Dale Free

Discussion of The Slap by Christos Tslolkas

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm Broadway Cinema

What My Hometown Means To Me: Poetry Workshop

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm Cock & Hoop Free

GOBS Summer Saunter: Creative Writing, Nature & Community Connection

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 am Windmill Community Gardens Free

Discussion of Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

 Thu, 27 Aug at 07:00 pm Broadway Cinema

SHUT UP & WRITE!

 Sat, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 0 to 6

SPACE TO WRITE

 Sat, 05 Jul at 02:00 pm Nottingham Central Library GBP 0 to 3

Arts at NUH Creative Writing Session

 Mon, 06 Jul at 12:30 pm City Hospital Look Good Feel Better Room Free

Five Leaves New Poetry launch – Restless by Diana Bosworth

 Thu, 23 Jul at 07:00 pm 14A Long Row, NG1 2DH Nottingham, United Kingdom

Irish Group Discusses The Time of the Child by Niall Williams

 Mon, 29 Jun at 07:00 pm 14A Long Row, NG1 2DH Nottingham, United Kingdom

Fiction Book Group reads High Wages by Dorothy Whipple

 Tue, 28 Jul at 07:00 pm 14A Long Row, NG1 2DH Nottingham, United Kingdom

FCG Health and Social Care Chaplains Study Day

 Tue, 16 Jun at 10:30 am Cleaves Conference Centre GBP 15 to 50